"Everything we spent growing up is recorded here. Even my eldest brother bought skewers of candied haws on a stick when he was a kid."
As he spoke, he picked up the thin book at the top and said, "This is mine. All the expenses I spent in the Su family since childhood were all in it."
He picked up a few more books and said, "This belongs to eldest brother."
Then pointing to the remaining pile: "The rest are all yours."
As he said that, he looked at Julie next to him who looked shocked.
"Second sister-in-law, you are a professional accountant. Take a look at these accounts and see who is the real cheater."
Su Mingcheng's face turned red again. He jumped up and pointed at Mingyu and said: "Su Mingyu, you are so arrogant. As a child, what's wrong with spending some of your parents' money? My mother gave me the money, so you blame me."
It was the first time that Zhu Li saw Su Mingcheng like this, taking the old man so naturally, she felt both aggrieved and embarrassed.
He couldn't help but get angry, slapped the table and shouted: "Su Mingcheng, shut up."
Su Mingcheng was really kind to his wife, aside from other aspects. Hearing this, his tone stiffened and he sat down dejectedly.
Although Julie is a delicate girl, her tutor is really good, and she is also reasonable if she insists on saving face.
Next, under the gaze of several people, I started to look through their account books one by one.
The more I looked at it, the more frightened I became, and the more I looked at it, the redder my face became. Especially when I turned over Su Mingcheng's thick pile and Su Mingyu's thin volume, I was completely shocked.
Unexpectedly, without realizing it, they had taken so much money from home over the years, not including their usual food.
Look at Mingyu's money. It's so little. Not to mention pocket money, he even spends very little money on study materials. After going to college, he no longer spends a penny from his family at all.
No wonder Mingyu's relationship with his family is so cold. It's hard to find such a patriarchal family. Compared with his own parents, it's like heaven and earth.
She couldn't even believe that Su's mother, who was so kind to him in her impression, actually had such a side.
No wonder the relationship between Mingyu and Mingcheng was so bad. A lot of money that should have been spent on Mingyu was spent on Mingcheng by Su's mother.
If she had such a brother, she would have stopped interacting with him long ago.
She couldn't accept it for a moment, and turned to look at Su Daqiang with difficulty: "Dad, is this true?"
She actually believed this to be true, but these accounts overturned her inherent impression.
She relied on numbers and accounting to make a living. The numbers on this account allowed her to see her mother-in-law, father-in-law, and husband completely different through the warm and warm scenes of the Su family in the past.
Su Daqiang seemed to be frightened and looked at Julie cautiously: "Really, it's all true. I've recorded all our family's expenses on it. There's no mistake."
“Back then, with these account books, I even won the first prize in the school’s selection for diligence and thrift!”
Julie sighed softly, today's account book surprised her so much.
She has always strived to be strong and pursue independence and unrestrainedness. Unexpectedly, she unknowingly followed Mingcheng and became a gnawing old man.
She even suspected that Su's mother's premature death was related to their money being spent on them, frugality, lack of money, and lack of intention to treat her. Although she knew that this guess was a bit forced, she felt guilty now.
Seeing Su Mingcheng next to her who was not ashamed at all and even confident, she was even more furious.
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At this time, Li Mu next to him said: "Dad, how come Mingyu is so good at studying, a young kid from Tsinghua University, and then went to normal school."
Su Daqiang trembled and looked at Mingyu carefully. Seeing that she had no reaction, he explained in a low voice: "It was all your mother's idea."
"You were studying abroad at that time, Mingcheng was also in a relationship and needed to get married, and the family had a lot of expenses."
"Mingyu's college tuition is also an expense. Your mother felt that a girl's family does not need such a high degree of education, so she privately enrolled Mingyu in a free normal school."
"It's not my fault, it's all your mother's idea. You know I'm not the leader at home." After saying that, he looked at Mingyu eagerly, fearing that she would be angry and take it out on him because Su's mother was gone.
Li Mu sighed and said, "Why is Mom like this? I feel so wronged to Mingyu."
"Sigh... As an elder brother, I also have a responsibility. Back then, I only thought about studying for the postgraduate entrance examination and didn't care about family affairs. Otherwise, Mingyu's situation would be better."
After saying that, he turned to look at Su Mingcheng.
"Mingcheng, you are always at home and are closest to mom. You should know about Mingyu's situation. Why don't you advise mom?"
Su Mingcheng glanced at Mingyu, snorted and said: "Who told her to make her mother angry so often? She deserves it. My mother raised her until she was 18 years old. She is already worthy of her, and she still wants to get into Tsinghua University?"
Li Mu slapped his hand on the table and said with a serious expression: "Su Mingcheng, is this what you, the elder brother, should say? Other brothers are afraid that their sister will be wronged, so it's better for you to just not come forward and return it.
Adding insult to injury here, do you behave like a big brother?"
Su Mingcheng said nonchalantly: "Brother, does he recognize me as his brother? He has been against me since he was a child. Anyway, I didn't know that I had a sister."
These words made Li Mu really angry.
"Really? How can I remember that when I was a child, you were the first to pick things up? You even threw your own clothes for Mingyu to wash, and you wouldn't let her study if she didn't wash them. You went to your mother to report it, and you even did it more than once.
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Su Mingcheng still didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.
He stiffened his head and said: "As a sister, what's wrong with washing some clothes for my brother? She doesn't know how to do this and she talks back to me all the time. Why do you want this sister?"
Li Mu sneered.
"With your attitude, you still want Mingyu to wash your clothes. Why don't you ask your teacher to do your homework for you when you go to school!"
"It seems that mom has really spoiled you over the years!"
Not only Li Mu, but also Zhu Li next to her looked at her husband in shock, surprised at how he said these words and so confidently.
That's my sister!
His face suddenly turned red with anger, he slapped the table and shouted: "Su Mingcheng, what's going on? Mingyu is your biological sister."
"I must speak clearly today!"
Seeing that Zhu Li was so angry, Su Mingcheng was silent for a while and finally spoke.
"She is a pest. Since having her, my father has been demoted to the school library, and the living conditions at home have plummeted."
"Not only do I not want to see her, but my mother doesn't want to see her either. She is just unnecessary."
Li Mu shook his head with some disappointment. He didn't have much hope in reforming Su Mingcheng in a reasonable way. He would have to be harsh in the future to make him change his past mistakes.
"My parents and I don't want to see you anymore. Who thinks you are redundant? Mom loves you the most. How can you put it in Mingyu's body and you don't want to see you so much?"
Su Mingcheng was speechless as he spoke. He didn't know how to answer the question, but he didn't show any shame on his face, as if he was right.
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Mingyu, who had been keeping a cold face next to him, suddenly interrupted, aiming at Su Daqiang.
"Dad, I have a question for you. Ever since I was a child, I have been very puzzled as to why my mother doesn't like me so much. Sometimes I even wonder if she is your biological daughter."
"Unfortunately, I also took a DNA test in private, yes." The tone was a bit mocking.
"Dad, now that mom is gone and no one is holding you down, can you tell me why mom doesn't like me so much? Is it because I am a superborn and superfluous..."
"If you don't want or like me, why did you give birth to me?"
Su Daqiang seemed to be avoiding this matter very much, shrinking his neck and lowering his head even further.
Su Mingyu would not let him go so easily. She walked directly to him and sneered: "Dad, you have been hiding behind mom all your life. You have no sense of responsibility and no sense of a man. When you were a child, you had to show a little bit of the spirit of the head of the family.
The situation at home is not like this."
"Now that Mom is gone, how long do you want to shrink? Is it so difficult to tell me the reason?"
Su Daqiang was usually very afraid of Mingyu, but now that he was cornered, he was even more frightened.
Fortunately, the eldest son was still the backbone of the family, so he immediately complained to Li Mu: "Mingzhe, what do you think Mingyu is?"
However, Li Mu did not speak for him. Instead, he persuaded: "Dad, not only Mingyu wants to know, but I also want to know. Mom is gone too, so just tell me the reason!"
Seeing that his eldest son, who had always been filial and obedient, said the same thing, Su Daqiang suddenly panicked. He looked at his second son and Zhu Li, but they all looked at him with burning eyes, waiting for him to give an explanation.
Now I felt even more panicked.
I have never been the master of a house in my life, so I have become accustomed to being soft when faced with tough situations. I hesitated and finally spoke.
It's just that Su Daqiang has the character of an old kid, and he has no scruples when speaking. He never thought that he would be a fool as soon as he spoke.
"You don't want me to do this!"
"The reason your mother married me was because of our urban registered residence. After your uncle's registered permanent residence was moved to the city, your mother began to dislike me."
"At that time, she met a doctor from Shanghai who was a classmate with your mother. She wanted to divorce me and abandon our family and go to Shanghai."
"Everything was agreed upon at that time, and I agreed to the divorce. Who knew that your mother happened to be pregnant at this time, and when I found out it was already 4 months old, she was Mingyu."
"I originally wanted to have it aborted, but I went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said your mother was weak and aborting it would be life-threatening, so she had to give birth."
"When the doctor heard the news, he immediately ran away. Your mother couldn't go to Shanghai, so he took out his grievances on Mingyu."
"With your mother's personality, even if I want to help Mingyu, there's nothing I can do!"
After saying this, everyone was stunned.
Mingyu finally knew the reason why she had been disliked since she was a child, and her heart surged for a while, not knowing whether to be relieved or angry.
Julie was dumbfounded and couldn't believe that her kind mother-in-law actually had such a side.
Su Mingcheng stayed there, unable to accept the fact that Su's mother had done such a thing before.
The reason why Mingyu was disliked by Su's mother turned out to be the reason why she abandoned her family and her son.
How can Mingcheng, who has always regarded himself as filial and has the closest relationship with Su's mother, accept it?
He suddenly raised his head and stared at Su Daqiang.
"Dad, are you lying? Did your mother control you too strictly before? Now that she is gone, you are deliberately slandering her?"
"Isn't it..." He said with a ferocious face and red eyes.
Su Daqiang shrank behind Li Mu in fear, waved his hands and explained quickly: "Really, really...I didn't lie. If you don't believe me, ask your uncle, he also knows."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Mingcheng seemed to have lost all strength in an instant. He slumped down on the sofa and stopped talking.
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After hearing this shocking news, the next few people lost interest in the conversation.
Especially Su Mingyu and Su Mingcheng, they were hit the hardest.
As Li Mu and Mingyu said goodbye, a family gathering ended in a hurry.